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https://ayumilovemaple.wordpress.com/2009/09/06/maplestory-formula-compilation/

General Formula
MAX = (Primary Stat + Secondary Stat) * Weapon Attack / 100
MIN = (Primary Stat * 0.9 * Skill Mastery + Secondary Stat) * Weapon Attack / 100

Knuckle
Primary: STR * 4.8
Secondary: DEX

 

Thanks!

 

i heard that DPS of bucc is the lowest against single monster or boss (exclude mages)
is that true?

 

Far from it. Not only is their damage pretty decent since they were buffed, they also have iframes, which make them deal more damage than some classes in less than ideal situations (cause they rarely need to reposition if played correctly, even in tough fights like HT)

 

It was actually true before bucc got buffed lol, it had the lowest DPS aside from mages
Now I think it got the 3rd/4th highest DPS of all classes

 

Thank you!
i didn’t know Bucc was buffed and now it is strong.
Bucc has the 3rd/4th highest DPS means Bucc is as strong as BM, right?
BM has SE, but Bucc has SI. So, Both of them are strong and high demand for bosses.

I will make Bucc! Thank you!

 

Hope I don't trigger anyone. But Bucc is far stronger than BM. BM is not weak either, just that Bucc is now much stronger. According the the krex 2nd eye DPS test (https://royals.ms/forum/threads/pirate-king-krexels-2nd-eye-dps-tests-bucc-and-sair.145069/) by those top range player in Royals, Bucc is 3rd place and BM is 5~6th places (similar duration to Shad). No doubt the top two DPS is Sair and NL, which provide nothing (maybe haste) but DPS, which make sense that they should have the top DPS. Bucc with useful skill like SI and TL but still get 3rd place in term of DPS.

I always tell my friend that Bucc is having the best life quality in Royals now for several reasons:

1. You won't get judge a lot. If you are NL or Sair with low range, some people might judge you. But when you provide SI and TL while your gear is not too bad, most people will be very happy with that.
2. Highly wanted in most boss run, especially HT and runs that include warriors. Most warrior need SI, except flame sword user. And for HT, other than providing SI to warriors, a lot of thing can happen during the 1 hour run, like attackers and buyer die a couple time. TL will be extremely useful.
3. You will always be wanted for final boss of Neo Tokyo, Auf Heaven. Reason: Snatch.
4. You don't need a lot of wash.

If you are choosing between Bucc and BM, the four reasons above is why you should choose Bucc over BM. But to be fair, here is some reasons to choose BM over Bucc:

1. Gear is much cheaper.
2. In a NLstory boss run, people will still go for SE instead of Bucc
3. You have phoenix, which you are able to farm stopper once in a while if you feel like it.
4. People will almost never ask your attack range when they R>SE

The most important reason will be, choose whichever you like and ENJOY! That's the main part of the game xD

 

Bucc is stronger than BM, it competes with shad for 3rd place (I think shad is a bit stronger at lower levels or when you bomb but bucc is stronger at higher levels/gear). Also bucc is really good in shaolin, I remember I could solo shao with stopper while on my Paladin I need apple to solo. It's also good in scar, BGA, auf and stuff like that. It's not that good in multi target bosses like zak arm, cwk and HT right side though.

 

How do brawlers fare on CPQ1?
Also, at lvl 50 a brawler should have around 2.2k hp, so we can reach the required HP to Zak with HB, right?

 

2k HP is require to zak if HB is provided.

Brawler in CPQ1 is doing okay. Definitely not to top like warrior, but still doing decent amount of CP.

Bucc is never the best in single target DPS (near top) and never the best in multiple target DPS (about middle), but Bucc is the best in term of overall balancing, especially in term of solo (don't depends too much on external buff). Pirate class is in general best solo class.

 

do all the tips in the guide for zak still apply? can someone give me a rundown on what arm they start, and what combos they use?

 

I only barrage + demo on 1v1 targets and 3x demo for long range targets. BUCC HYPE
ya tips/tricks still correcto

 

I demox3 TOP RIGHT hand then i bar/demo everything else. DS damage is wayyy too low compared to my bara/demo

 

If you do have a war in your zak pt you should follow range attker by using bar+ demo or triple demo macro during arms.

If you don’t ,you could use Barrage+ Ds combo standing on the middle of body and target bottom left arm using this combo that let your DS hits 3/4 arms which has better dps than doing barrage+demo/demo combo on single arm.

 

Depend on the team, the best DPS will be barrage+DS, but this only apply if you have high level of DS, I would about about 15+ but the exact value level need to be calculated. I start at the right side (instead of middle), and still able to hit up to 4 arms. I will start at arm 8, then when I get bubble stance, I will hit arm 6, this will the DPS will be more spread out (arm 6 and 8 will die about the same time, therefore better DPS). If your team have a strong warrior, you can just play like range class, but if you think the warrior is not strong enough or your team have multiple strong range class, you should just help warrior.

 

If that's the case, I would suggest you start bottom right when there is 2 ranged and start at top right when there is a hero (one ranged usually can't outdamage a hero during arm stage, unless there is a huge level/funding gap). Good luck!

 

this guide was beautiful and now I see it's gone :/
thanks for so much...